Assam’s Chief Minister Himanta Biswa Sarma has requested a thorough and timely investigation into the death of 20‑year‑old student Himashri Boro, whose body was found in a forested area of Andhra Pradesh’s Srikakulam district.
The student, a B. Borooah College student from Guwahati, was traveling on the Dibrugarh Vivek Express, boarding at Visakhapatnam on 5 October. She had expressed fear after encountering many men in a second‑class compartment of the train.
In a letter dated 9 October addressed to Andhra Pradesh Chief Minister N. Chandrababu Naidu and Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw, Sarma urged intervention and a comprehensive investigation. He noted that her bag was found in the train’s S2 coach and her body recovered near Malayapuram in Srikakulam district, raising serious suspicions of foul play.
Sarma has assigned a senior Assam police officer to coordinate with local authorities and emphasized that any perpetrators must be identified and prosecuted promptly, underscoring the incident’s profound impact on the state.
